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I am not sure about all that, but I spend more time trying to get the planet size I want more than anything else. The second most troublesome parameter is native life levels. Third is rainfall.

I don't really care where the art comes from. If it is AI generated, fine! I am sure that there are many talented AIs out there. I do not discriminate. Skynet, when the big day comes remember that I am on YOUR side!

I don't do Discord or Reddit. It has really limited my pbem options. Oh well. I have no intention of trying them. Both look like a big mess. I have plenty of fun vs the AI. If I start spanking the AI in a game too badly, I just rotate to a different game for six months+. Then I go back to it, having ...

What does having ai art have to do with the game?

Huh. I'll have to think about that. The game can grind as it goes on, true. I prefer a controlled early pace, screw excitement. Early expansion should be slow and hard. Later it should be slow and strategically dangerous. Historically, my games tend to run over 200 turns. Twice I have been over 500 ...

Got this error while the computer was processing the turn.

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System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at ...

Why is there not a dedicated, stickied beta update thread, as there is in most games?
Same question for regular updates.
I am tired of having to search for finding out what the latest updates are and where they are.

wbonx wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2025 4:13 pm

Vic wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:33 am very small update subversion C

We need more diplomacy, intrigue and trade stratagems!

Not really. I use diplo as little as possible and do not even activate the minister of espionage. Using them is just unfair to the AI.

The new empire and budget reports - I cannot find them. Do you have to start a new game?

Goody. I am just ready to start a new game. The arrival of this beta will keep me from having to play one of the many games I have bought, but never played, lol. The changes to atomics are of particular interest. They are not what I thought I wanted, but let's give them a try and see how things go ...

Huzzah!

I note that all of these problems were introduced with v1.27a.

Yes, I did a complete uninstall and reinstall. See this https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopic.php?t=412206

Did not fix it., I found and moved some of the missing files. I then re- installed all of the betas back to "n" and that got rid of some of the errors, but not all. I wound up tracking ...

I have been playing Shadow Empire since June of 2020 and I have to say that it has exceeded all expectations. It is still the “same” game, but much smoother. And I play it far more than anything else. The continuing improvements are always a cause for excitement! Based on my experiences playing the ...

I have a problem. I check this website 6 or 8 times a day, hoping for an update to the beta. I check every day, without fail, even if I am nowhere near a PC to actually use the update on. I just cannot help myself.....

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System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'K:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire\graphics\shadow\complex1\tech\11.png'.
File name: 'K:\Matrix ...

I deleted Shadow Empire from my old hard drive and reinstalled it onto an SSD, all as part of an effort to speed up the game. After doing so, I found that upon booting the new installation (v1.27a) I was notified that three png files were missing. The re-installation order was Base game installer v1 ...

Edited the above for clarity.

I originally put this in the wrong place -

Possible error - Playing a game under v1.27a (game started under 1.26o2). Three times now I have had my cities nuked with the attack message saying that 2000 rads had been added to the hex. However, when I look at the hex, it has a zero rad count....? I ...

Possible error - Playing a game under v1.27a (game started under 1.26o2). Three times now I have had my cities nuked with the attack message saying that 2000 rads had been added to the hex. However, when I look at the hex, it has a zero rad count....? I also had some units in hexes adjacent to a ...